ABSTRACT The livelihoods of farmers in the Upper East Region of Ghana, is based on crop production which is often been affected by floods. As a result, farmers have continuously been adjusting their livelihood against the impacts of floods. This study examined the effects of flooding on farmers‟ livelihood and the adaptation strategies of farmers to ensure food security. Using cross-sectional and descriptive designs, a concurrent mixed method approach involving both quantitative and qualit...
ABSTRACT In Ghana, the issue of managing the maintenance of water supply facilities still remains a big problem in rural water provision. One of the recurring issues in rural water supply is how to ensure sustainability of water supply facilities. The main objective of this study therefore, was to examine the maintenance structures as they exist for the effective management of water supply facilities in the Builsa District. The research was a non-interventional study, and using simple random...
ABSTRACT It is now a fact that the position of traditional authorities has undergone major transformations. The outcome has been that the power of traditional authorities has experienced ebbs and flows mostly depending on regime preferences and changes in the traditional institutions themselves. Some people are of the view that traditional authorities are no longer relevant while others think they are. This thesis uses the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese District as a case study and examines the role...
ABSTRACT One of the key attributes of ethnic conflicts is that they could be complex and intractable. The Alavanyo-Nkonya conflict is one such conflict that presents traits of a complex conflict since the first violence was recorded in 1923. To understand such complexity, a qualitative research design was employed to study the conflict. Primary data was collected through in-depth interviews of six key informants selected purposively from among conflict parties and mediators. Secondary data fr...
ABSTRACT The study set out to examine the utilisation of social networks among rural farmers in four rural communities in the Central Region of Ghana. Data were collected from 327 alters who were constituted via the egocentric approach based on eight(8) accidentally selected egos, and analysed with tools from SPSS (Version 21). Data were presented using frequency tables and percentages. The Kruskal Wallis and the median tests were used to test the differences in the communities with respect t...
ABSTRACT The main objective of the study was to assess violation of women’s rights in the Ketu-South District. Being an essentially qualitative study, it adopted a descriptive and exploratory approach to expose the incidence of human rights abuse or violation in the study area. A purposive sampling technique was used. The main instrument used for data collection was the interview guide. The findings from the field show that there are varying views about the origin of the Trokosi system amon...
ABSTRACT Proper solid waste management is key for sustainable environmental development. Despite high level policy efforts and technical investments, unmanaged solid waste remains a problem in Ghana. There is a paucity of information on gendered aspect of solid waste management in Ghana. It is in line with the gender and rural solid waste management gap that the thrust of this study is defined. The study sought to explore gender dynamics of rural solid waste management in Twifo-Ati Mokwa Dist...
ABSTRACT The study examined the role of traditional authorities in ethnic conflict management and resolution in the East Gonja and Kpandai districts in the Northern Region of Ghana. Case study research design was employed for the study. The study population included chiefs, opinion leaders, youth leaders, governmental and non-governmental agencies interested in peace building and development in the two districts. Purposive sampling technique was employed to sample 28 respondents for the study...
ABSTRACT Currently, the Kabakaba West Reserve is managed by the Municipal Forestry Department with little or no involvement of the surrounding communities. The non-participation of the adjoining communities in the management of the reserve has led to encroachment on the reserve by these communities leading to the degradation of the forest. The main purpose of this study was to assess the extent to which the communities surrounding the reserve have been involved in the management of the reser...
ABSTRACT There is an unpopular belief among Ghanaian workers that proceeding on retirement, especially in the Ghana Education Service, connotes sentencing oneself to impecuniousness due to ill-preparation and poor condition of service. The problem is compounded by volatile capital markets, rising medical-care costs and low saving rates among the working populace, making retirement behaviour and policy a major concern. The main objective of the study was to assess the state of retirement plan...
ABSTRACT This dissertation focuses on the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) practices in the University of Cape Coast. The aim is to examine the OHS practices and to determine, the extent to which, the University had adhered to requirements of legislation governing occupational health and safety, assess the level of employee awareness of hazardous conditions associated with their work and make recommendations based on the findings to improve occupational health and safety practices. The s...
ABSTRACT Traditional authorities and their indigenous knowledge systems are indispensable for local level and national development. Yet, decision-making at the local government level has not involved traditional authorities in all decisionmaking process. The aim of the study was to explore how the integration of traditional authorities and local government actors in the West Gonja District of Northern Region of Ghana can lead to enhanced decision-making. The study used a mixed methods approac...
ABSTRACT Ghanaian women entrepreneurs operating small businesses play a significant role in fostering economic growth and development due to their possession of Entrepreneurial Orientation Dimensions (EODs). Notwithstanding the importance of this area, current conceptualizations of EODs do not adequately consider the association between EODs and business performance of women entrepreneurs. The objective of this research was to .examine the EODs and business performance of women entrepreneurs...
ABSTRACT In most recent times the issue of the Ghana National Insurance scheme has preoccupied many a mind. Whereas some see in it a saviour others exercise their scepticism seeing it as another very big white elephant. The efforts made in this study have sought to digest some concepts of the Health Insurance as well as trace the origin of the Insurance with a commitment to ensuring that the emerging scheme is devoid of bottlenecks as it appears to be harbouring now. Two main tools were emp...
ABSTRACT The main objective of the study was to examine farmers’ perceptions of the contribution of maize farming technologies to livelihoods in the Buea SubDivision of Cameroon. The specific objectives dealt with farmers’ demographic characteristics and their use of maize technologies, farmers’ views of other factors that influence their use of maize technologies, a comparison of the yields, incomes and livelihood perceptions of farmers who use traditional technologies and those who us...